Agenda - Council Work Session - 10/12/2021

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Water and Sanitation •Section 502 — Required facilities. • 502.1 Dwelling units. Every dwelling unit shall contain its own bathtub or shower, lavatory, water closet and kitchen sink that shall be maintained in a sanitary, safe working condition. The lavatory shall be placed in the same room as the water closet or located in close proximity to the door leading directly into the room in which such water closet is located. A kitchen sink shall not be used as a substitute for the required lavatory. •Section 505 — Water System • 505.1 General. Every sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower, drinking fountain, water closet or other plumbing fixture shall be properly connected to either a public water system or to an approved private water system. Kitchen sinks, lavatories, laundry facilities, bathtubs and showers shall be supplied with hot or tempered and cold running water. •Section 506 — Sanitary Drainage System • 506.2 Maintenance. Every plumbing stack, vent, waste and sewer line shall function properly and be kept free from obstructions, leaks and defects. After the Inspection on June 25, 2021, the Property Owner was sent a letter reiterating the hazards discovered by Staff, which was also discussed onsite, as well as a second letter requesting that a decision be made to correct the uninhabitable conditions. The letter was sent July 1, and the requested date of response was July 9, 2021. The Property Owner decided that he would apply for State and County funding through various loan programs. Staff requested proof of the applications being sent as a way to monitor progress. After several weeks, Staff had not received a completed applications. Staff followed up with the Property Owner with a deadline of August 3, 2021 for him to submit completed applications and then a period for the County to respond to the application. On August 10, 2021, Staff contacted Anoka County and confirmed with Staff that partial applications had been received but not a completed application. Staff then contacted the Property Owner for a meeting at City offices on August 20, 2021. This meeting was another attempt by Staff to request the Property Owner to provide an outline on how he would address the uninhabitable conditions. The timeline given was for October 1, 2021 as the date of posting the dwelling as uninhabitable per the 2020 Minnesota Residential Code, Administrative Chapter 1300.0180. The dwelling was posted as uninhabitable due to the lack of progress on any of the options listed below: 1. Property Owners will make his own arrangements to hire a plumber and well digging contractor to resolve water issue. • By October 1st at 12pm, proof of progress would need to be supplied: • A completed application to Anoka County loan program; AND • A signed contract for well construction and the scheduled start date 2. Property Owners do nothing and the building is posted uninhabitable on October 1, 2021. 3. Property Owners agree to have the work of the well and roof assessed to their property. • Signatures would be required for assessing the costs to the property 4. Property Owners will split the lot, using the revenue to address property concerns. • Property Owner would need to submit a Minor Plat application by 12pm on October 1st. 5. Property Owners would sell the entire property. • The property would need to be listed for sale online or with a realtor by October 1 at 12pm. 6. Something else. If you would like to pursue a path not laid out in options 1 — 4, please let us know by August 27, 2021 and we will discuss. It will also need a deadline of October 1, 2021. During the following six (6) weeks (from the Meeting on August 20 to October 1, 2021), the Property Owner came to City Hall for plats to consider splitting the property, and then returned a second time on September 22, 2021 to request information for the steps of property assessment. The Property Owner attempted to apply for a building permit, during his first visit but did not have the supporting documents needed to submit a complete application. The Property Owner was told the application was incomplete and did not address the water issue which was the first step of the plans needing to be addressed by October 1, 2021. The Property Owner spoke with Staff at the second visit on September 22, 2021, at which time Staff told the Property Owner the City needed to gather the information for the costs of connecting the property to City water. The information was not able to be provided by